If you’re on a mission to lose fat, chances are high that you’re on a typical low-fat diet. If so, you’re doing it wrong. There’s a good chance you actually need to eat more fat, but it’s the type of fat that matters.

Anything fried or processed isn’t on the list of foods that are okay to eat. Fat obviously has more calories per gram than protein or carbohydrates (9 calories per gram of fat vs. 4 calories for protein or carbs), so you do need to be aware of how much fat you eat, but non-fat meal planning is rarely a good idea.[Read more…]